Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Wednesday Morning Hot Links

These will be short, as I'm working on about four hours of sleep. Didn't get to watch a minute of the Astros game and I am very sad, for many reasons.

The Astros and, mainly, Josh Reddick rallied from two different one-run deficits to steamroll the Orioles 10-6. Carlos Correa got to test out his jacked up toe when he hit a two-run inside-the-park home run. Josh Reddick saved a 2-run Orioles home run, hit a two-run home run in the 6th that put the Astros up 5-4, and then hit a grand slam in the 7th that sealed the game.

*It was Reddick's 110th and 111th home runs of his career. He had not had a 2+ HR game since August 3, 2014 (both off of James Shields). The 7th inning jack was the 6th Grand Slam of his career., and his second for the Astros. His 6RBI tied a career-high.

*Correa's inside-the-park homer was timed at 16.39 seconds, the fastest Astros home run trot recorded by StatCast. Hinch:We would have taken the inside-the-park home run and could have sent him in right there. He's pretty good. Even in a little bit of pain, he's able to contribute like that.

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